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herb paris

herb paris noun: an Old World plant (Paris quadrifolia) related to the trillium.

herb paris: an Old World plant (Paris quadrifolia) related to the trillium
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Noun (1)

herb paris (uncountable)

  1. An Old World plant (Paris quadrifolia) related to the trillium.

Noun (2) capitalized: herb Paris

herb Paris (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of herb paris.

Forms of herb paris

alternative formherb Paris
alternative formherb-paris

Origin of herb paris

From French herbe paris, from Latin par (“equal”), in reference to the regularity of its leaves, petals, etc. See image.

The capital P may be from confusion with Paris, the French city.

Questions about herb paris

What does herb paris mean?
Herb paris means an Old World plant (Paris quadrifolia) related to the trillium.
What part of speech is herb paris?
Herb paris is a noun.

Words near herb paris in the dictionary

  1. herb knife
  2. herb knives
  3. herb of grace
  4. herb of repentance
  5. herb of the cross
  6. herb paris
  7. herb Peter
  8. herb robert
  9. herb tea
  10. herb teas
  11. herb trinity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: herb paris (page history and authors); herb Paris (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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